# How to use a Righthand with Canva

Use Righthand to prepare a campaign design handoff.

By Righthand Team · 2026-10-11

Source: https://www.righthand.ai/blog/how-to-use-righthand-with-canva

## Quick answer

Use Righthand to prepare a campaign design handoff. Identify ready assets, unresolved copy, and the exported version intended for each placement.

Start with a reviewable deliverable, keeping Canva as the accepted home for its records. This guide uses an explicitly approved snapshot or browser read; it does not assume that every provider API action is exposed by your Righthand connection.

## Evidence and access

Canva documents developer APIs for designs and related platform work. See the [official Canva reference](https://www.canva.dev/docs/connect/). Provider capabilities and Righthand's available tools are separate checks.

Limit the packet to the launch folder and five design links, with the intended placement and current approved copy attached. Verify the required tools and owner-approved scope through [Righthand integrations](/integrations); use the supplied packet when a native read is unavailable.

## Define the objects and authority

Include these fields in the working input: design link, owner, page variant, placement, required dimensions, copy version, export filename. These are the requested review columns, not a promise that every provider endpoint returns them under those exact names.

A preview is not a published campaign. The designer approves crops, brand treatments, and font substitutions.

| Responsibility | Owner |
| --- | --- |
| Prepare source scope and access | Account owner |
| Organize evidence and proposed next steps | Righthand |
| Approve consequential changes | the design lead |

## Illustrative first-run brief

> Use the owner-provided Canva snapshot or approved read-only view. Compare five launch assets with the placement list. Match exports to designs and flag missing dimensions or unapproved copy. Prepare a handoff checklist without editing. Run once for the agreed sample, using America/Los_Angeles for the review deadline and preserving source timestamps separately. Return the draft in this conversation by Friday at 3 PM Pacific for the design lead to review. Include source references and missing fields. Do not write records, spend money, change permissions, or send external messages. Stop and report an unavailable source rather than substituting another account.

## Expected result and verification

The square social asset can be ready while the email header awaits copy. The checklist preserves that dependency rather than calling the campaign complete.

Open an original design and export; compare page count, visible copy, and placement. Record the source cutoff, applied filters, and items excluded from the sample. The reviewer should be able to follow each consequential finding back to an original object. A well-written summary is not evidence that a proposed action happened. If a later write is authorized, verify its specific result separately before changing the task's status.


### Illustrative input and draft output

These synthetic entries show the requested review, not live account results or a provider field schema.

| Source item | Supplied observation | Draft conclusion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design A | Square placement, approved copy | Ready for designer handoff |
| Design B | Email header, copy pending | Hold the header |
| Export C | Filename reused, version unknown | Request authoritative export |

## Common failure and recovery

A reused filename can conceal an old export. Match the design version and export time, then ask the designer about uncertain visual differences.

Ask the designer to identify the authoritative export when file timestamps disagree; keep the affected placement pending instead of selecting the newest filename.

## FAQ

### What should the reviewer verify first?

Open a design and its export together. Confirm visible copy, dimensions, intended crop, and which designer accepted that variant.

### How should a repeat run be scoped?

For each campaign run, retain design links and export timestamps. Reopen changed assets; do not inherit last week's approval when the design or copy changed.

For connection and permission details, use [Righthand Docs](https://docs.righthand.ai). Review [Pricing](/pricing) alongside any separate provider charges before expanding the workflow.